Salvation Army holding weeklong celebration

Published: Friday, May 7, 2010 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, May 7, 2010 at 12:56 a.m.

The Salvation Army of Hendersonville will celebrate the 57th annual National Salvation Army Week with a series of events.

Events across the country encourage Americans to donate to or volunteer with the Salvation Army, representing the original intent of President Dwight D. Eisenhower when he declared the first National Salvation Army Week in 1954.

“The Salvation Army hopes to draw attention to underserved communities during a time when the Army is seeing many families and individuals struggling to make ends meet due to the challenging economic climate,” the organization said in a press release.

In addition, the Salvation Army of Hendersonville is celebrating 85 years of service to a community of citizens that have supported its efforts with unwavering commitment.

In 2009, an astounding 2,348 families were served with rent, utilities, medical assistance and food in Henderson County. In addition, 5,329 individuals were provided food, clothes and toys at Christmas through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program.

With the unfortunate state of our economy, these numbers not expected to change any time soon, the release said.

“The only way to meet the growing need in our community is to continue an invaluable relationship with the generous support of this great community,” said Capt. Lynda Thornhill of the Salvation Army.

Events

In an effort to generate awareness, and thank the public for their tremendous support, the Salvation Army will offer the following opportunities during the week of May 10-17:

u Ice cream will be provided to Upward Elementary students for raising the most amount of food in the local schools food drive competition at Christmas.

u The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disasters Services Mobile Kitchen will be serving free food at the Chamber of Commerce’s Camp Field Day at Ton-A-Wandah on Thursday, May 13.

u Food collection will take place at several local businesses throughout the community, including Elite Repeats and Mountain 1st Bank and Macon Bank, to benefit the food the Salvation Army’s food pantry.

More information about National Salvation Army Week and the Salvation Army’s service programs are available online at www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/commands/hendersonville.

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